Audio Tours

Experience an audio tour of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. The following audio files can be downloaded individually to your computer (right click on the link and choose Save Target As...) for saving to your portable electronic device.

Black River Water Quality, 01:38 min.Location in Park: Black River TrailJoin a park naturalist for a look at the water quality of the East Fork of the Black River.

The Power of Water, 01:20 min.Location in Park: Boulder Field PavilionLearn how the power of water transformed Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.

Johnston Family Cemetery, 02:21 min.Location in Park: CemeteryCemeteries have many stories to tell. Learn to unravel some of the stories held by the Johnston family cemetery in the park.

An Ozark Oasis, 01:32 min.Location in Park: Fen TrailGet to know one of the park's most unique environments - an Ozark fen.

Goggins Mountain Wild Area, 01:36 min.Location in Park: Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park CampgroundLet us introduce you to one of the special jewels of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park - the Goggins Mountain Wild Area. Wild areas preserve rare wilderness landscapes.

Horseshoe Glade, 05:31 min.Location in Park: Horseshoe Glade TrailJoin a park naturalist for a hike into a very special landscape. Glades provide homes to many species found in no other setting.

A Geologic Puzzle, 01:53 min.Location in Park: Scour TrailA park geologist will help you unravel one of the geologic puzzles of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.

History of Johnson's Shut-Ins, 01:35 min.Location in Park: Black River Center viewing platformHear about the park's early history as you look out over the valley of the East Fork of the Black River.

Scour Trail, 02:02 min.Location in Park: Scour ChannelWhen Ameren UE's Taum Sauk reservoir breached on Dec. 14, 2005, it sent 1.3 billion gallons of water rushing down this scour channel. A park geologist will introduce you to the many geologic features that can now be seen in the scour.

Johnson's Shut-Ins, 01:39 min.Location in Park: Shut-Ins TrailWhat exactly is a "shut-ins"? A park geologist will help answer this question.

Songs of the Shut-Ins, 01:42 min.Location in Park: Park-wideJohnson's Shut-Ins State Park is a wonderful place to see, and hear, a wide variety of song birds. Become familiar with their songs, and then look for them in the park.